Hominy & Beans & Bacon!

My mama used to tell me about a dinner my grandmother used to make for them back in the day. It was a very basic (and cheap!) meal but she always smiles when she tells me the story. I had been craving hominy and beans but I wanted to jazz it up! So I added bacon and roasted red peppers!

Hominy & Beans:

1 can of mexican style hominy – drained and rinsed

1 can of pinto beans – drained and rinsed

1/2 jar of roasted red peppers – diced

6 slices of thick cut bacon (cut into 1 in pieces)

1/2 spanish onion

3 garlic cloves coarsely chopped

1 tbsp chili powder

1 tbsp cumin

1 tbsp smoked paprika

1 tsp salt

1/2 tsp pepper

2 bay leaves

1 tbsp olive oil

Cooking: In a large pot add olive oil and heat to medium. Add diced onions, sweat them, add garlic. After a minute add bacon. Cook bacon to whatever consistency you’d like it. For this I wanted the bacon to be meaty instead of crunchy so I gave it a little sear then let it cook with everything else.